eldertongue

Old English · verb

þolian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθo.li.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈθo · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
enduresufferthole

Meaning

  1. to suffer, endure

  2. to experience a punishment

  3. to lose something that one has

    Ġif hē ealdormon sie, ðolie his sċire, būton him kyning arian wille

    If he is an alderman, he shall lose his shire, unless the king wishes to pardon him.

    Laws of King Ine

Conjugation

Conjugation of þolian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þoliġeþolode
2nd singular þolastþolodest
3rd singular þolaþþolode
Plural þoliaþþolodon
Subjunctive
Singular þoliġeþolode
Plural þoliġenþoloden
Non-finite forms of þolian
Form
Infinitive þolian
Inflected infinitive þolienne
Imperative singular þola
Imperative plural þoliaþ
Present participle þoliende
Past participle þolodġeþolod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-.

Descendants

thole

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